Contract row has Cavendish on the attack

The cyclist competes in the road race in Delhi at odds with the professional team for which he has 15 Tour de France stage wins

Mark Cavendish races for the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games (Denis Balibouse)
Mark Cavendish, one of the few sporting superstars to grace these Commonwealth
Games, has launched an astonishing attack on HTC-Columbia, for which he has
recorded 15 Tour de France stage wins. Speaking before today’s road race in
Delhi, the Manxman claimed he was “being abused” by the team over the terms
of his three-year contract, which was signed in 2008 and has yet to be
updated.

“I’m committed to HTC for another season. But my contract was signed a few
years ago and there is no goodwill, no bonuses, nothing,” said the
25-year-old. “I feel I’m being abused for what I’ve achieved for them. I
should see the benefits coming with success but I don’t see that.”

Cavendish also accused the team of exploiting his commercial popularity for
its own ends. “After I finish here, I’ve got three weeks of commercial stuff
to do and then it’s time to start